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Friday, March 20, 2026
Database Statistics
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Players: 13628 10618 24246
Tournaments: 2236 1805 4041
 
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Karine Scheuerpflug-Aeby 61
Dennys Paredes 61
Tande Ramos 56
Kristen Keefe 56
Nan Bi 54
Thomas Casali 54
Gregory Jury 52
Ernesto Franco 51
Darryl Olenchalk 51
Carrie Wright 50
Vjekoslan Hanzic 49
Andreas Olesen 49
Dinesh Fernando 47
Fatih Tokel 47
Brian Kobasa 47
Sven Mollgaard 46
Cindy Campos 46
Chun Hong Lu 45
Danyielle Smith 45
Juan Carlos Chamy 45
Lauren Fendrick 44
Francesca Giogoli 43
Marcela Avalos 42
Olivia Waldowski 42
Ioannis Mamais 41
Linyin Xu 40
Man Tat Ching 40
Maverick Hatch 39
Renaud Ventresque 38
Varapatsorn Radarong 38
K.T. Tam 37
Kirk Francis 37
Olga Samul 35
Okholm Hansen 35
Jhony Salvador 33
Bakhtygul Samalikova 33
Princess Noxolo Moyo 31
Katie Oldja 31
Tyler Penberthy 31
Keyvan Sahneh 30
Mayra Santacruz 30
Brittany Kendall 30
Ekaterina Aleksandrova 29
Jose Pacheco 29
Martyna Kloda 28
Stylianos Christoforakis 28
Peter Van Den Berg 28
Eunice How 27
Jakob Windisch 27
Maria Janina Ocampos 27
Marius Barauskis 27
Josefine Lyholm 26
Tora Aksnes-Oystese 25
Domagoj Stipanovic 24
Koen Herrebout 24
Angelina Ferary 24
Isabella Ferary 24
Krista Paegle 24
Gerard Verdu Sanchez 24
Pavithra Sudalaikasi 24
Tara Ergon 24
Romy Luck 21
Gayana Galash 17
 
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Beach Volleyball History
In 1994
Karch Kiraly and Kent Steffes won the AVP Old Spice Boca Raton Open.  It was the 85th win for Karch Kiraly, the 56th win for Kent Steffes, and the 44th win for the team.
In 2011
Jenny Kropp and Whitney Pavlik won the   USAV IDQ #1.  It was the 1st win for Jenny Kropp, the 1st win for Whitney Pavlik, and the 1st win for the team.
In 2015
Dave Palm and Mike Placek won the   Panama City Beach Championships.  It was the 1st win for Dave Palm, the 3rd win for Mike Placek, and the 1st win for the team.
In 2015
Karolina Marciniak and Brooke Niles won the   Panama City Beach Championships.  It was the 7th win for Karolina Marciniak, the 6th win for Brooke Niles, and the 1st win for the team.
In 2016
Alison Cerutti and Bruno Schmidt won the FIVB Vitória Open.  It was the 23rd win for Alison Cerutti, the 12th win for Bruno Schmidt, and the 8th win for the team.
In 2016
Talita Antunes and Larissa Maestrini won the FIVB Vitória Open.  It was the 30th win for Talita Antunes, the 61st win for Larissa Maestrini, and the 12th win for the team.
In 2022
Michal Bryl and Bartosz Losiak won the FIVB Tlaxcala Challenge.  It was the 5th win for Michal Bryl, the 12th win for Bartosz Losiak, and the 1st win for the team.
In 2022
Carol Salgado and Barbara Seixas won the FIVB Tlaxcala Challenge.  It was the 6th win for Carol Salgado, the 13th win for Barbara Seixas, and the 1st win for the team.
 
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